Indirect Tax Technology Manager

Description:

A prestigious global media and business information services company is seeking an Indirect Tax Technology Manager to join its team in a hybrid role based in London. The company spans five divisions and operates in over 70 countries with a workforce exceeding 25,000.

The ideal candidate will be an indirect tax professional with a strong interest in tax technology, ideally fluent in French, and with experience in multinational environments. You will work across various indirect tax software platforms, with a focus on supporting European compliance projects, optimizing indirect tax processes, and serving as a key technology liaison between internal stakeholders and technical teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise on indirect tax to stakeholders across Europe.

• Demonstrate and support implementation of indirect tax technology solutions, especially for complex cross-border transactions and supply chains.

• Identify process inefficiencies and develop solutions to streamline compliance and reporting.

• Manage multi-disciplinary tax technology projects and communicate complex tax issues to non-technical teams.

• Deliver consistent methodologies and approaches for indirect tax management and compliance.

• Advocate for tax technology adoption and manage demo environments for use case demonstrations.

• Collaborate with commercial and marketing teams on white papers, webinars, conferences, and lead generation activities.

• Liaise with product development teams to track industry trends and validate business cases for future tech enhancements.

Candidate Requirements:

• Proven background as an indirect tax generalist with exposure to international operations.

• Preferred fluency in French.

• Trained in a Big 4 or Top 10 accounting firm; in-house corporate experience is a strong plus.

• Strong IT and project management skills; analytical mindset with proficiency in spreadsheets.

• Experience with ONESOURCE and/or ERP systems (ideally SAP) is highly desired.

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities in indirect tax systems.

• Demonstrated ability to work with large, complex, multinational clients.

Key Benefits:

• Opportunities for international travel.

• Flexible working arrangement (3 days from home).

• Exceptional bonus structure.

• Contributory pension scheme.